Education:

2015-2018 Ph.D. in Soil Science, Northwest A&F University

2016-2018 Visiting Scholar in University of Massachusetts at Amherst

2012-2015 M.S. in Soil Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2008-2012 B.S. in Environmental Sciences, Northwest A&F University

Work Experience:

2022-Present

Assistant Professor, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2018-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher,  College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University

My research in Environmental & Soil microbiome focuses on the protection of our environment through maintaining/improving soil and water quality and health. Particular interests include: (1) microbial drivers of soil organic matter cycling, (2) interactive effects of above and below ground biodiversity, (3) development of tools to assay microbial functions at the microscale, (4) quantifying the carbon flow of different microbial taxa, and (5) microbiome and soil health.

1. Zeng QC, Mei T, Delgado-Baquerizo M., Wang M, Tan WF*, 2022. Suppressed phosphorus-mineralizing bacteria after three decades of fertilization. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 323, 107679.

2. Zeng QC, Mei T, Wang M, Tan W*, 2022. Intensive citrus plantations suppress the microbial profiles of the β-glucosidase gene. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 323, 107687.

3. Zeng QC, Chen Z, Tan WF*, 2021. Plant litter quality regulates soil eco-enzymatic stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation in a citrus orchard. Plant Soil, 466: 179-191.

4. Yu BH, Zeng QC*, Li Jl, Li J, Tan X, Gao X, Mao ZQ, Huang P, Wu SJ, 2023. Sediment depth-related variations of comammox Nitrospira: Evidence in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Science of the Total Environment 905: 167055.

5. Yi J, Zeng QC*, Mei T, Zhang S, Li Q, Wang M, Tan WF*, 2022. Disentangling drivers of soil microbial nutrient limitation in intensive agricultural and natural ecosystems. Science of The Total Environment, 806, 150555.

6. Yu BH, Zeng QC*, Li Jl, Li J, Tan X, Gao X, Huang P, Wu SJ, 2023. Vertical variation in prokaryotic community composition and co-occurrence patterns in sediments of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Environmental Research 237: 116927.

7. Zeng QC, An SS*, Liu Y, Wang H, Wang Y, 2019. Biogeography and the driving factors affecting forest soil bacteria in an arid area. Science of The Total Environment, 680: 124-131.

8. Zeng QC, Jia P, Wang Y, Wang H, Li C, An SS*, 2019. The local environment regulates biogeographic patterns of soil fungal communities on the Loess Plateau. Catena, 183: 104220.

9. Zeng QC, Liu D, An SS*, 2021. Decoupled diversity patterns in microbial geographic distributions on the arid area (the Loess Plateau). Catena 196, 104922.

10. Zeng QC, Darboux F, Cheng M, Zhu ZL, An SS*, 2018. Soil aggregate stability under different rain conditions for three vegetation types on the Loess Plateau (China). Catena, 167: 276-283.